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Location: Denham springs, LA. | Okay guys, the guitar that I was inquiring the value of is a 1657 model. Got any ideas as to the value? |
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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | Hello from Lafayette. I have a brother that lives in Denham Springs. I wanted to email you but your email is not listed. Welcome! |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | I'm hardly an authoritative source, but I would be thinking $400 to $500. I didn't see what the 1157 on eBay brought last night, but it was at $325 when I checked with an hour to go. And that was a seller with "0" feedback and lousy pictures.
For some reason, unless the particular model has special interest, old (20-year-plus) Os don't seem to go for more than $500, no matter how good a shape they are in. I'm not sure the Anniversary model will draw that much interest, even though it is beautiful.
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Location: Tennessee | The Anniversary is a very nice guitar, with the added exposure of being on the cover of John Lennon's new CD, Acoustic. That may pop up values a bit right now, but I'm afraid Roger is dead on in his assessment that Ovations seem to have a cieling price unless there is something very special about them. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | $500ish. |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | stonebobbo, your eyes are waaaay sharper than mine.....I didn't realize that JL was playing an Anniversary on the cover of the CD, I thought it was a 1617-7 Legend(which may not have existed, I haven't checked). Looks right, though.
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Location: Tennessee | Uh, Roger ... I had the senior moment on that one. JL played a 1651 (Legend Ltd in Nutmeg) not the 1657. The Anniversary had difference fret markers and carved bridge and TRC. :o |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | stonebobbo, Roger on that.....I just fondled/played the 1157 I mentioned at the shop it resides at yesterday evening, and it did have all that.
The $425 is with a gig bag, not the original case. I missed that when I've looked at it before.
I had some thoughts on why old Ovations seem to have a "ceiling" on price. Approaching it as a person who wants a good U.S.-made Ovation and doesn't care about age, only price and condition....if you get too much above $500, you start to get near buying a NEW S771, which is commonly $700 street price.
This is probably why the ceiling exists....if NEW quality- and functional-equivalent guitars can be bought for $700, why would you pay that (or more) for an older one? Only if there is something special about it.
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Location: Albany, NY | I visited our local Guitar Center today. They were selling a model 1657 in PERFECT condition for $599. |
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Anniversary model 1657
